diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9989ec72..5b932e5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ docker run \
   grafana/grafana
 ```
 
+## Installing plugins for Grafana 3
+
+Pass the plugins you want installed to docker with the `GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS` environment variable as a comma seperated list. This will pass each plugin name to `grafana-cli plugins install ${plugin}`.
+
+```
+docker run \
+  -d \
+  -p 3000:3000 \
+  --name=grafana \
+  -e "GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS=grafana-clock-panel,grafana-simple-json-datasource" \
+  grafana/grafana
+```
+
 ## Running specific version of Grafana
 
 ```
@@ -75,25 +88,3 @@ Supported variables:
 - `GF_AWS_${profile}_ACCESS_KEY_ID`: AWS access key ID (required).
 - `GF_AWS_${profile}_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`: AWS secret access  key (required).
 - `GF_AWS_${profile}_REGION`: AWS region (optional).
-
-## Official Grafana with unofficial plugins (community project):
-
-Unofficial plugins/datasources: Zabbix, DalmatinerDB, Ambari, Atsd, Bosun,
-Cloudera Manager, Druid, Chnocchi, PRTG, ...
-
-```
-# create /var/lib/grafana as persistent volume storage
-docker run -d -v /var/lib/grafana --name grafana-xxl-storage busybox:latest
-
-# start grafana-xxl
-docker run \
-  -d \
-  -p 3000:3000 \
-  --name grafana-xxl \
-  --volumes-from grafana-xxl-storage \
-  monitoringartist/grafana-xxl
-```
-
-Visit [Grafana XXL project](https://github.com/monitoringartist/grafana-xxl)
-for more details.
-
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 9465d911..1c3851b4 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ if [ ! -z ${GF_AWS_PROFILES+x} ]; then
     chmod 600 ~grafana/.aws/credentials
 fi
 
+if [ ! -z ${GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS} ]; then
+  OLDIFS=$IFS
+  IFS=','
+  for plugin in ${GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS}; do
+    grafana-cli plugins install ${plugin}
+  done
+  IFS=$OLDIFS
+fi
+
 exec gosu grafana /usr/sbin/grafana-server  \
   --homepath=/usr/share/grafana             \
   --config=/etc/grafana/grafana.ini         \